Welcome to the OPA

Welcome to the Ontario Prospectors Association web site. You may use this site as your gateway to the home pages of all the Prospectors Associations in the province of Ontario, Canada. The OPA is the common voice of prospectors in Ontario. To find out more about our objectives and goals, please browse through the site.

2019 Ontario Prospectors Exploration Showcase “Here we GOLD again?”

Posted Feb.6.2019

Viisit our Exploration Showcase page and Register now!!! See you in April

Junior Exploration Assistance Program (JEAP) 2017

November 1, 2017: The Ontario Prospectors Association (OPA) is pleased to announce the 4th Tranche of the Junior Exploration Assistance Program (JEAP) will commence November 1, 2017. The JEAP is administrated by the OPA and funded by Northern Ontario Heritage Corporation (NOHFC). The original commitment from NOHFC was $5.0 million to provide up to a maximum of $100,000 exploration rebate (33.33% of expenditures).

The program to date has assisted companies by supporting 43 projects totaling $2.8 million in rebates. These projects accounted for company exploration expenditures of just under $12.0 million. The projects were completed across the north exploring for various commodities.

The program is focused on supporting the Junior Company explorers with a market capitalization of < $5.0 million.

The 4th tranche will have a final application date of December 15, 2017 with a deadline for proof of funds and commercial liability of December 29, 2017. Field work will be completed by March 30, 2018 and final reporting for funding completed by June 1, 2018.

The Ontario Prospectors Association has moved….

OPA's new address is:

941 Cobalt Crescent, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5Z4

Telephone, Fax and Emails remain the same!

**JUNIOR EXPLORATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (JEAP)**

Please check back for the next round of funding to be announced at the end of May!!

JEAP: Junior Exploration Assistance Program

Posted Dec.15.2015

The Ontario Prospectors Association has entered into an agreement with NOHFC to provide Junior's funding. More information to follow when available.

Symposia Notice

Posted Sep.2.2015

Members:

After extensive analysis of the economic conditions and state of our Industry, the Ontario Prospectors Association's Board of Directors have decided to not proceed with the Sudbury Ontario Exploration & Geoscience Symposium in November.

The Board of Directors regret any inconvenience this decision has caused it's members and supporters.

Ontario Exploration Corporation - Prospectors Assistance
If you have properties in Ontario we want to help explore them. Funding up to $10,000 is available to qualified applicants
through the Ontario Exploration Corporation. Click here for more information.